Wigwam

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Wigwam

Wigwam is a Finnish band lead by a British singer / songwriter named Jim Pembroke. I first heard them about 1970, on the FM radio. By ’77 or so, I had a bunch of their albums, and was busily buying solo albums by Pembroke and bassist Pekka Pohjola.

LP HARD N' HORNY LOVE FIN LRLP 9

1969 12 TRKS 1^st album

CD HARD N' HORNY / TOMBSTONE VALENTINE LOVE FIN LRCD 9/19

1969/70 26 TRKS 2 on 1 (first two albums) ('90 issue)

LP TOMBSTONE VALENTINE LOVE FIN LRLP 19

1970 12 TRKS 2^nd album

LPx2 TOMBSTONE VALENTINE VERVE US FTS 3089-2

1970 22 TRKS with 'Blues Section' songs

CD FAIRYPORT LOVE FIN LRCD 44/45

1971 13 TRKS ('90 issue) 3^rd album

CD BEING LOVE FIN LRCD 92

1973 10 TRKS 4^th album ('91 issue)

LP BEING LOVE FIN LRLP 92

1973 10 TRKS original issue, booklet

CD NUCLEAR NIGHTCLUB STRANGE DAYS JPN WAS-1069

1975 15 TRKS ('05 issue) (7 x bonus tracks) (kami / paper sleeve)

LP NUCLEAR NIGHTCLUB VIRGIN UK V 2035

1975 8 TRKS UK original issue, 5^th album

LPx2 LIVE FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE LOVE FIN LXLP 517/518

1975 8 TRKS Live, 6^th album

CD LUCKY GOLDEN STRIPES AND STARPOSE LOVE FIN LRCD 166

1976 9 TRKS 7^th album

LP LUCKY GOLDEN STRIPES AND STARPOSE LOVE FIN LRLP 166

1976 9 TRKS original issue

CD DARK ALBUM LOVE FIN LRCD 227

1977 10 TRKS (2 x bonus tracks)

LP DARK ALBUM LOVE FIN LRLP 227

1977 8 TRKS original issue, insert, 8^th album

Before there was Wigwam, some of the members were in a band called Blues Section. And at some point, Wigwam intersected with Kim Fowley. FYI, I have 4 singles by Wigwam, too. And the only one I don’t seem to have on CD is their live album “Live From The Twilight Zone” – and I somehow missed the 2LP set for “Fairyport”! (I have a theory that 70’s double albums were often jot imported into the US because of the expense, hence their scarcity).

I was once sent a videotape from Finnish TV that has Wigwam playing their song “Eddie & The Boys” – great stuff.

I also happily recommend Jim Pembroke’s 4 x solo albums, “Pigworm”, “Corporal Cauliflower’s Mental Function”, “Flat Broke” and “Party Upstairs”. “Corporal Cauliflower” is one of my all-time favorite albums! I believe these days Pembroke fronts a re-formed Wigwam, but I have no idea who else is in the band these days. Pembroke also sang on some rockin’ Pedro’s Heavy Gentlemen albums, too.

Thanks for the music, Mr. Pembroke. “I’ll be waiting for your card or call…”